Th most annoying thing about theatre

[Chenofan #1]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 7:33pm

I love theatre, yet there are some things that get me really annoyed i.e. Wicked, Rent, Phantom, Aida, ect. fans and the fact that some people are crazy about shows they have never seen.

What things get you annoyed?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 7:38pm

Ticket prices.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 7:47pm

Agreed followed by late comers & cell phones ringing

[Elphaba]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 8:06pm

on-topic posts that are started on the off-topic board

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 10:05pm

Cell phones, cameras (flashes) and great big honking shopping bags that always manage to hit me. Hard. :)

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 10:14pm

Little tweenies who talk during a show. ya, that gets me fired up. Cause then my mother looked at them and they called her a bad word...the B word!

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 10:18pm

People who sing along.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 10:35pm

Has anyone gone to the recent tour of RENT and experienced the stupid tweenies who talk, during and sing during, the show. And they think it is the best show ever created so after every "masterpiece" song they have to blow the god damn roof off with their squeals of stupid pleasure? That annoys me!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/3/06 at 11:48pm

I have to agree I get annoyed when people sing and talk during shows. However it doesn't annoy me when people like certain shows, or get excited over them. I dunno maybe it's just me, but think everyone is kind of entitled to their own opinion when it comes to that. However what does annoy me is when people see one show (wicked for example) and decide that they are the next Idina and proceed to sing defying gravity for every choir concert they have the next year. Then they proceed to tell everyone that broadway is "totally their thing" because they've seen this one show and they act like they can tell you everything about theater. This has happened to me quite a few times recently can you tell!? lol.

[guitargeek0624]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:21am

Cell phones, people who talk/laugh really loudly during shows, teenyboppers screaming during Seasons of Love in Rent...

I could go on and on, unfortunately.

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 1:37am

Well, to be fair ChenoFan, I've only seen 3 shows in my 14 years of living, but I still consider myself a fan of shows that I haven't seen...I'm not getting defensive I'm just wondering why that would be annoying? Not everyone has the privelage (sp?..woah) of going to see lots of shows. Sadly. I'm crazy about The Color Purple but I've never seen it, just to name one example.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 11:16am

==I have never seen a broadway show and only 3 on tour and yet I am a GIGANTIC fan of a lot of musicals.

==I LOVE RENT and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

So, I guess I annoy the crap out of you, huh?


On topic, I hate cell phones and talking in the theatre. My wife and I went to see JEKYLL AND HYDE on tour and the WHOLE SHOW this woman behind us kept asking questions like, "So, what are they doing?" "Why did he do that?" "Who is she?" God, I wanted to turn around and smack her. At intermission, we moved to different seats to escape this woman.

[jerseyboyslover]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:12pm

It should not annoy someone just becasue they like a show and have never seen it, just because some of us dont have the money to get tickets or dont live in NYC, does not mean we can not like or love a show.

I am a hugh fan of Jersey Boys and I have never seen it, but I know I would love the show if I saw it, I love frankie and his music.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:17pm

Other theatregoers...that's about it.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:38pm

Seasoned actors who still don't know how to project their voices.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:46pm

When people don't hear a joke, and you're laughing, so they ask you, and you try to ignore them, but they keep poking you. So by the time you tell them the joke, they've missed 5 more, and so have you. That has happened to me a ridiculous amount of times.

[Fantabulous428]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:49pm

People who open candies and crackle the wrappers.

Seat kickers.

People who look at their cell phones during shows to see the time, and don't realize that the bright light is really distracting.

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:52pm

When I go with school, and the kids that are bored to tears sit and text message each other for the entire show.

[Holly Therese]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 12:52pm

Feet on the chairs...if you can't handle sitting properly for a couple hours, why do you go to the theater?

[Over_the_Moon]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 3:27pm

stage moms

[greeneyed_one]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 5:07pm

>>When people don't hear a joke, and you're laughing, so they ask you, and you try to ignore them, but they keep poking you. So by the time you tell them the joke, they've missed 5 more, and so have you. That has happened to me a ridiculous amount of times.<<

I completely agree. If you missed the joke than you missed it. Smile and nod and move on!

[Marlene]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 6:24pm

Latecomers, seatkickers (I don't care if you're 5, just don't kick my seat), cellphone users, people who prop their feet up (I actually have a friend who does this quite often, and well I've just about given up, and keep my fingers crossed that the person infront doesn't notice), oh I just love when people argue it out over spots at the stagedoor.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 8:32pm

The downward spiral of quality.

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 6/4/06 at 8:38pm

I can remember getting all dressed up to go to the theater. It was a special occasion and we dressed accordingly. Now people come dressed looking as if they are ready to wash a car.